SENTINEL
Erik Friedlander’s Sentinel is a garage band for the 2020s.
Sentinel's New Album She Sees
Out May 24, 2023
Ava Mendoza, guitar; Diego Espinosa, percussion; Stomu Takeishi, bass; Erik Friedlander, cello
She Sees is the second Sentinel recording, and this time Friedlander imagined a sentinel on guard watching the world. The album was recorded in Mexico City, January 11-13, 2023 with an expanded version of Friedlander’s band Sentinel; bassist Stomu Takeishi was asked to join the band for this recording and is now a permanent member.
Erik Friedlander's New Album Sentinel
Out now
performed by Sentinel:
Ava Mendoza, guitar; Diego Espinosa, percussion; Erik Friedlander, cello
Erik Friedlander’s new trio, Sentinel, is a garage band for 2020. The group’s live feeling and at times raucous new album, “Sentinel,” mines the stylings of the 1970's electric guitar virtuosi that provided the soundtrack to Friedlander’s teenage years.
Available on CD and Digitally
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“The aching lyricism and gripping cadences of the cello combine with the off-center rebelliousness of the guitar and the rhythmic pulsation of the drums to deliver structurally simple and technically superb musical moments. The quality of sound is equally remarkable.” – Jazz Trail
“As soon as you think it’s a guitar album, you start paying attention to the percussive elements; as soon as you remember it’s experimental cello work, you’re back to guitar rock. The trio’s engagement with the music and with each other comes through, the playful innovation guiding each piece into a multifaceted whole.” – Dusted Magazine
“Incisors, canines, and molars masticate in concert on Sentinel with decidedly amenable results.” – In On the Corner
